nosurf vulnerable to CSRF due to non-functional same-origin request checks
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
nosurf is cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection middleware for Go. A vulnerability in versions prior to 1.2.0 allows an attacker who controls content on the target site, or on a subdomain of the target site (either via XSS, or otherwise) to bypass CSRF checks and issue requests on user's behalf. Due to misuse of the Go `net/http` library, nosurf categorizes all incoming requests as plain-text HTTP requests, in which case the `Referer` header is not checked to have the same origin as the target webpage. If the attacker has control over HTML contents on either the target website (e.g. `example.com`), or on a website hosted on a subdomain of the target (e.g. `attacker.example.com`), they will also be able to manipulate cookies set for the target website. By acquiring the secret CSRF token from the cookie, or overriding the cookie with a new token known to the attacker, `attacker.example.com` is able to craft cross-site requests to `example.com`. A patch for the issue was released in nosurf 1.2.0. In lieu of upgrading to a patched version of nosurf, users may additionally use another HTTP middleware to ensure that a non-safe HTTP request is coming from the same origin (e.g. by requiring a `Sec-Fetch-Site: same-origin` header in the request).
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| justinas | nosurf | before 1.2.0 | 1.2.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/justinas/nosurf (Go) | before 1.2.0 | 1.2.0 | Patch available | GHSA-w9hf-35q4-vcjw |
- nosurf Vendorjustinas Affected before 1.2.0 Fixed in 1.2.0 Patch available CNA
- github.com/justinas/nosurf (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.2.0 Fixed in 1.2.0 Patch available GHSA-w9hf-35q4-vcjw
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:nosurf_project:nosurf:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:* | before 1.2.0 | Vulnerable | Nosurf Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:nosurf_project:nosurf:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:* Versions before 1.2.0 Vulnerable ·Nosurf Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA nosurf (justinas) Fixed in 1.2.0
- Fix · GHSA-w9hf-35q4-vcjw github.com/justinas/nosurf (Go) Fixed in 1.2.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-46721
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w9hf-35q4-vcjw
References
Advisory 3
More Nosurf Project Nosurf vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-18792 Improper input validation in github.com/justinas/nosurf CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-46721 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-46721 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w9hf-35q4-vcjw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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